Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sport

Bosnia's plan to play football friendly with Russia causes furore

The decision to play the match with Russia was made by the Association's urgency committee in an emergency session on Friday, with five votes for and one against.

10/09/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Film Festival honours Ukrainian stars of the screen

Born during the siege of Sarajevo in the early 90s, festival organisers are using this year to highlight Ukraine’s own war plight

14/08/2022

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Firefighters battle blaze in Bosnia

Volunteer firefighters battle a brush fire in Hutovo, on the outskirts of Neum, the only Bosnian town on the Adriatic coast.

04/08/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ex-party chief gets three years in prison for corruption in Bosnia

A court in Bosnia has sentenced a former top ruling Bosniak party official to three years in prison for corruption.

29/07/2022

Euronews Witness

Fractured state: why old tensions die hard in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

30 years after war ravaged Bosnia and Herzegovina, secessionist threats by the country’s Serbian entity have raised fears of renewed violence. Euronews' Valérie Gauriat travelled to the country to see how serious the current tensions actually are.

22/07/2022

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Families arrive for burial of 50 Srebrenica victims

Thousands of Bosnians were expected to attend a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide on Monday, burying 50 more victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II

11/07/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands gather to commemorate Bosnia's 1995 Srebrenica genocide

The three-day mass execution of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys is Europe's only genocide since the Holocaust.

11/07/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mothers of Srebrenica mark 27th anniversary of genocide

The Mothers of Srebrenica take centre stage at the ceremony to mark the 27th anniversary of the genocide.

11/07/2022

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Victims' remains arrive at Srebrenica memorial site

Fifty bodies of Bosnians killed in the Srebrenica genocide in 1995 arrived at the Potocari memorial centre where they will be finally laid to rest on the 27th anniversary of the Europe's worst massacre since the World War II.

09/07/2022

My Europe Series

War and EU acceptance: Why did Ukraine succeed where Bosnia failed?

As Ukraine received its candidate status for joining the European Union, one Balkan country of 3 million asks itself, what went wrong?

28/06/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ukraine war has delayed Bosnian Serbs' breakaway plans, says Dodik

The war in Ukraine and its knock-on effects have forced Bosnian Serb nationalists to delay plans to pull their region out of Bosnia's national institutions, it's been claimed.

07/06/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia targeted by hundreds of fake bomb threats

More than 400 schools, courts in Sarajevo, the National Electoral Commission and a hospital have been forced to evacuate over 48 hours.

02/06/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UK foreign secretary visits Bosnia amid fears of Russian interference

During her one day visit, Truss will meet with Bosnian officials and visit the country's multi-ethnic armed forces in an attempt to deepen UK's ties with the Balkan country and its leaders.

26/05/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosniak officials charged with war crimes over 1992 attack

Bosnian prosecutors say the victims included military and civilian employees of the JNA, as well as military medical personnel.

27/04/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Earthquake in Bosnia hits several cities, kills one person

A 5,6 magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of the small Western Balkan nation, causing damage to property and killing a 27-year-old woman in Stolac near Mostar.

23/04/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Why is Bosnia not joining rest of Europe in sanctions against Russia?

Bosnia is one of the few remaining countries in Europe that has not introduced any sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

18/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serb 'Night Wolves' bikers stage protests in support of Putin

The pro-Russia protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina are one of a handful in Europe since Moscow invaded Ukraine on 24 February.

12/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina marks 30th anniversary of independence

The ceremonies in the capital Sarajevo are not observed by Bosnian Serb officials.

01/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

EU ministers discuss ways to prevent possible breakup of Bosnia

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has described the ongoing tensions as a "critical situation".

21/02/2022

Culture news

Meet the Bosnian 'Viking' living as his favourite fictional character

Escaping his life as a builder in Germany, Stipe Pleic decided to return to his hometown in Bosnia and live life as a viking.

31/01/2022

My Europe Series

'No tests, everyone is sick': Bosnia faces its biggest COVID crisis

As authorities shift blame, the lack of a clear strategy to handle the most recent spike of the Omicron variant has Bosnians unsure of how to act.

21/01/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska 30th anniversary marked amid serious political crisis

The Serb political leader Milorad Dodik’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric along with his plans to start withdrawing from the Bosnian government has cast a large shadow over this year’s banned holiday.

09/01/2022

My Europe Series

In Mostar, reconstruction of an Orthodox church is a sign of unity

The Orthodox cathedral of the Holy Trinity is still not ready for Christmas mass. But its story and the quest to bring it back is one of resilience.

07/01/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

US announces new sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader as crisis boils

A new set of US sanctions against Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik are in response to secessionist moves that have caused political instability in the country.

05/01/2022

Art

Bosnian artists paint giant mural to honour Michael Schumacher

The 3rd January 2022 marked Schumacher's 53rd birthday.

05/01/2022

Climate

How climate change triggered a second exodus in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ana used to live on the banks of the River Sava near Croatia, until the most destructive floods of the century turned her into a climate migrant.

04/01/2022